Establishing a non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery programme for bilateral uniportal sympathectomy | Zendy

Claudio Caviezel | Zendy; Rolf Schuepbach | Zendy; Bastian Grande | Zendy; Isabelle Opitz | Zendy; Marco P. Zalunardo | Zendy; Walter Weder | Zendy; Sven Hillinger | Zendy

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Establishing a non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery programme for bilateral uniportal sympathectomy

Author(s) -

Claudio Caviezel,

Rolf Schuepbach,

Bastian Grande,

Isabelle Opitz,

Marco P. Zalunardo,

Walter Weder,

Sven Hillinger

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2019.20064

Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , sympathectomy , surgery , intubation , perioperative , thoracoscopy , cardiothoracic surgery

Thoracoscopic sympathectomy is a suitable procedure with which to establish a NiVATS programme. Patients are usually young and of healthy weight, facilitating the learning curve for the local anaesthesia techniques and the surgery. Compared to VATS, sympathectomy is more likely to be performed as an outpatient procedure and has a lower cost, while safety and efficacy are maintained.

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